Historically, change detection reviews have examined and categorized algorithms based on
their techniques for the remote sensing community. Here, we synthesize urban land change …

This chapter surveys recent developments in agglomeration theory within a unifying
framework. We highlight how locational fundamentals, agglomeration economies, the spatial …

This paper estimates the value firms place on access to city centers and how this has
changed with COVID-19. Pre-COVID, across 89 US urban areas, commercial rent on newly …

Environmental degradation caused by rapid urbanization is a pressing global issue.
However, little is known about how urban changes operate and affect environments across …

We explore the impact of rising incomes at the top of the distribution on spatial sorting
patterns within large US cities. We develop and quantify a spatial model of a city with …

How do development projects influence the geographic distribution of economic activity
within low-income and middle-income countries? Existing research focuses on the effects of …

We investigate the effect of subway system openings on urban air pollution. On average,
particulate concentrations are unchanged by subway openings. For cities with higher initial …

This paper develops a theoretical framework to study the critical role that politics play in
shaping the spatial dimension of China's urbanization and the related welfare implications …

Spatial economics aims to explain why there are peaks and troughs in the spatial
distribution of wealth and people, from the international and regional to the urban and local …

Many development policies, such as placement of infrastructure or local economic
development schemes, are “place-based.” Such policies are generally intended to stimulate …